Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance

Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance

Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs at grade C or above including Mathematics and English. Good ICT skills.

About the Course
As with all other Advanced Diploma courses; the Business, Administration and Finance (BAF) Diploma is worth 3 and a half A Levels and consists of

three components.

These are:

1) Principal Learning - Learning related to the topics of BAF;
2) Generic Learning - Functional Skills Level 2 (English, ICT and Maths), Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills, Work Experience (at least 20 days) and an Extended Project (BAF related);
3 Additional/Specialist Learning - Other A Level qualifications and/or qualifications related to BAF at Level 3.

To achieve the Diploma you will have to complete successfully all the three components, but the grade you achieve for the Diploma (A* - E) will only be dependent on the standard of your Principal Learning work and your Extended Project work.

Principal Learning topics for the Advanced BAF Diploma include; Business Enterprise, Business Administration, Personal Finance and Financial Services, Business Finance and Accounting, Marketing and Sales in Business, Customer Service in Business, Teams in Business and Business Communication, Responding to change in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility and Careers and Employment in Business.

Six of these topics are internally assessed and four are externally assessed. As some of the topic titles suggest hands on business experience both individually and in teams will be at the heart of the course. The Extended Project will also be connected to one of these topic areas.
Learning is designed to be active using innovative Teaching and Learning methods and resources. The use of local employers in the area for work experience placements, work shadowing, visits, speakers and resources will be common place.

The course is designed to be a mix of academic studies and practical work to enable students to either go into BAF related employment or Higher Education courses in the subject area. Examples of careers or Higher Education courses in this area that an Advanced BAF Diploma could lead to are: Accounting and Finance, Management, Business, Administration, Banking, Customer Service, Marketing, Retailing, Sales, Entrepreneurship.